Depending where you live this
Depending where you live this comparison will carry a different amount of weight. As someone who lives in the Rockies where it snows 4-5 months of the year as much of a difference as AWD can make tires are by far the most important factor. Unless you live in a place where it snows heavy more than half the year or are a skibum with only have one car I don't think the AWD of the STI makes up for the other areas where it lacks over the Type R. I don't know about you guys but I can't say I care too much about my cars 0-60 and 1/4 mile time in the snow.